During this visit I observed that my CT controls his room more in the lack of rules enforcement than in a strict adherence. My CT has one Golden rule don't talk when he's talking/ teaching. There are other rules, cell phones may be either out on the desk or put away in a pocket or backpack, this one gets violated most often mostly by students in the back rows of the room. My CT stays at the front of the room when he is giving a content lecture. He is more mobile and keeps active tabs on students during group work. For the most part students are on task when working in groups. If they aren't a simple word that what they are doing or discussing is not biology will get them back on task in the short term anyway. My CT engages his students with a video clip, website or question for them to find the answer for about the content that ties it to their lives. He is very much a " I don't want to be the heavy duty rules enforcer". He avoids putting himself in situations where he would need to chaperon school dances and outings. It's not that he doesn't care about the kids he just almost wants to be their friend as well as their teacher..
For the way that I hope to teach engaging the students is very important to me. It is my hope that we can become partners in the learning journey. This is something that I don't feel from my CT. He cares about his students but to me it feels like his passion is gone. I plan to use my proximity and feedback to praise students who are doing good work, and to give a gentle "reminder" to those who have gotten off task to return to it.
During this visit I observed that my CT controls his room more in the lack of rules enforcement than in a strict adherence. My CT has one Golden rule don't talk when he's talking/ teaching. There are other rules, cell phones may be either out on the desk or put away in a pocket or backpack, this one gets violated most often mostly by students in the back rows of the room. My CT stays at the front of the room when he is giving a content lecture. He is more mobile and keeps active tabs on students during group work. For the most part students are on task when working in groups. If they aren't a simple word that what they are doing or discussing is not biology will get them back on task in the short term anyway. My CT engages his students with a video clip, website or question for them to find the answer for about the content that ties it to their lives. He is very much a " I don't want to be the heavy duty rules enforcer". He avoids putting himself in situations where he would need to chaperon school dances and outings. It's not that he doesn't care about the kids he just almost wants to be their friend as well as their teacher..
For the way that I hope to teach engaging the students is very important to me. It is my hope that we can become partners in the learning journey. This is something that I don't feel from my CT. He cares about his students but to me it feels like his passion is gone. I plan to use my proximity and feedback to praise students who are doing good work, and to give a gentle "reminder" to those who have gotten off task to return to it.